Políticas educacionais e Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST): análise da formação acadêmica e social de camponeses e camponesas no Assentamento Onalício Barros, Caseara/ TO

Abstract

In this article we seek to understand the public educational policies aimed at rural education, specifically higher education, and the contributions of the MST to the realization of quality education. The methodology used was a bibliographical review of scientific articles. As procedures, we adopted semi-structured interviews with three interviewees who have already attended higher education through the National Program for Education in Agrarian Reform (PRONERA). The research pointed to the importance and need for public educational policies that cater to the specificities of the rural population and how this contributes to peasants remaining in their territories and improving their quality of life. It also indicates that the participation of social movements, especially the Rural Workers' Movement (MST), as educators in the training processes in the courses.